Episode 2: Slavery

Explore Penrhyn and Wales' role in transatlantic slavery in episode two of Podlediad Penrhyn.

In this eye-opening episode, host Kayla Jones explores Penrhyn’s connection with the slave trade in the 18th-19th century. Recorded during the height of the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020, this episode highlights one of many heritage sites across the UK that have been looking a bit closer into their colonial connections, Penrhyn Castle, which is a National Trust property in northwest Wales. 

Join Kayla as she learns about the Jamaican sugar plantations owned by the Pennant family, previous owners of the Penrhyn estate. Richard Pennant and his second cousin, George Hay Dawkins, were absentee landlords in Jamaica, managing their plantations from afar, using the profits to fund enterprises in Wales, most notably Penrhyn Quarry, which was once the largest slate quarry in the world. 

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